The Fastpitch Chronicle

Union Grove 6, Westosha Central 1

Westosha      1 R, 3 H, 2 E

Union Grove 6 R, 10 H, 0 E

Westosha by inning 1 in the 6th

UG by inning 1 in 2nd, 2 in 4th, 2 in 5th, 1 in 6th

 

UG and Westosha matched up in an early season duel of two fantastic programs.  As with any good teams these games often come down to who gets the timely hits and who can avoid making any costly mistakes.  Over the past several matchups Westosha Central has been the team that got the better end of it but tonight UG flipped the scripts a bit and got a bunch of timely hits combined with a fabulous pitching performance from Brittany Moore to claim the victory. 

 

UG got the scoring started in the 2nd with a 2 out solo homerun to center from Junior Brooklyn Ottelien making UG's first hit of the day a big one.  UG would add to their lead in the 4th on a 2 out, 2 RBI double off the bat of Sophomore Taylor Clark who also made a terrific diving grab to take a hit away from Westosha the inning before to push it to 3-0.  The Broncos would continue their 2 out ways in the 5th as a one out error and a single put a runner into scoring position.  On the following single to right Westosha's right fielder Jenna Kontaxis made an absolute gem of a throw to Konwent at home to complete the bang bang play at home to cut down the UG runner.  Union Grove, however, would get another ball to fall in to right allowing 2 runs to score to make it 5-0.  In the top of the sixth Westosha got a 1 out walk by Konwent and a PB and WP to move her to third then got a 2 out single to left from Kira Michelson to plate Konwent to make the game 5-1.  Union Grove would complete their scoring in the bottom half of the sixth on a single and a hit and run that would find a hole allowing the runner to score as the throw to third would skip away from the Westosha fielder allowing Brittany Moore to score for UG's sixth and final run. 

 

In the battle of two outstanding high school pitchers Moore came out on top giving up 3 hits, walking three while striking out 14 against Westosha's powerhouse lineup.   

 "Brittany Moore was really good tonight," said Co-Head Coach Tom Lampe of Westosha Central. "She kept us off balance all game long. She did a great job of painting the corners and she kept us guessing all night."
"Add to that the fact that they got some key two-out hits throughout the game," Lampe added.  "That was the theme for the day, two out key hits by them. Those really can energize a team and deflate the other. It was tough to try to overcome for us."

 

In a game between of the state's stalwarts Lampe had great praise for the Broncos. " "You're not going to win too many games that you get only three hits and strike out that many times. We know that and I expect us to adjust and fix the issue. There's a lot of season to go, but give them credit. They were the better team tonight." 

 The loss drops the Falcons to 2-1 in the Southern Lakes Conference and overall. They return to action on Saturday when they face Racine Case in the first game of the Western Kenosha County Invitation at Westosha Central. 

Poynette 21, Lodi 1
An 18-hit attack including nine extra base hits along with five costly errors by Lodi led to a 21-1 win for Poynette tonight in Lodi. The Pumas scored three unearned runs in the top of the first inning and that would have been enough for starting pitcher Allie Bredeson who pitched four inning, allowed two hits, walked one and fanned eight. Haley Radewan pitched a 3-up-3-down fifth for Poynette. The Pumas got back-to-back triples in the second inning from Meagan Brookins and Mya Knutesonand a towering shot over the leftcenter field fence by Brooke Dredske. Poynette would score six in the third and five in the fifth en route to the win. Sidney Gorman went 2x2 with a double, Dredske was 2x4, Kalyn Haag was 2x4, Abby Neabling was 2x3, Brea Falstad went 2x3 with a double and triple while Rachel Renz was 3x3. Allison Tomlinson doubled as did Tatum Fehrenbach.  Poynette only drew four base on balls in the game. “There were some well hit balls tonight,” said Head Coach Bob Tomlinson. “The kids adjusted pretty well to a variety of pitch speeds, kept their weight back and then attacked.” The Pumas travel to New Glarus on Friday for a Capitol Conference cross-over game against the Glarner Knights. 

Shawano beat Menasha
At Menasha, Erin Cerveny and Hannah Hein combined to scatter five hits as the Hawks improved to 2-0 in the Bay, 3-0 overall.  Sarah Petry’s triple keyed a four-run first inning for Shawano, while Cerveny, Saige Henning and Julia Beck each contributed two hits.  Menasha, now 1-1 in the Bay, stranded six Shawano runners in scoring position.

Luxemburg-Casco 5, Marinette 4
Final Score: LC 5. Marinette 4
LC. 201 001 1. 5 runs 4 hits 0 errors
Mar. 010 021 0. 4 runs 8 hits 0 errors
WP: Cassie Shiltz. 7 inn. 4 runs(4). 8 hits. 13 strike outs. 8 BB
LP: Chloe Lambie. 6 2/3 inn. 5 runs(5). 4 hits. 4 strike outs. 7 BB
Luxemburg Casco scored once in the sixth to tie the game and scored the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to win the North Eastern Conference game. Marinette took a four to three lead in the top of the sixth when Jordan Miller scored on Marissa Mailand's RBI fielder's choice. LC came back to tie it in the bottom of the innings as Brianna Prevost scored on Mariah Tebon's RBI double. Nicole Haen scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh after reaching on a lead off base on ball, was sacrificed to second by Dana Deterville then advanced to third and home on wild pitches.
LC is 5-0, 2-0
Marinette is 2-1, 1-1

Fox Valley Lutheran 5, Waupaca 1
WP:  Morgann Jensen       LP:  Alyssa Engebretson
2 K, 1BB                                 1 K, 3BB